Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-05
Ohio COnVention--The ReSO-
lutiOnS Passed.

lutions Passed.
| Among the planks in the platform
of principles of the Republican State
Convention of Ohio, held last week
are the following:
PROTECTIVE TARIFF FAVORED.
We are in favor of a protective
tariff to secure to American citizen:
the privilege of supplying every ar
ticle which can be produced as wei
in the United States as in othel
countries, and sufficiently to supply
American wants. Such tariff makes
demand for and gives employment
to the labor of American citizens anG
thereby aids in securing just compen
sation for labor. We denounce the
Ohio Democratic platform of a tariff
for revenue only, which demands ar
indiscriminate reduction in all duties
on imported articles, the effect o.
which would be to encourage impor
tations, thus giving American pat
ronage to foreign producers and for
eign labor rather than to our own.
We demand such duties on woo
and manufactures thereof as will Sc
cure the American market to Ameri
can producers. We denounce the de
mand made under President Cleve
lands administration by the Secre
tary of the Treasury in his annual re-
port of December 6, 1886, for the
Immediate passing of an act placing
raw wool upon the free list" and we
denounce the Democratic State plat
form, which "proclaims its hearty
and unqualified Endorsement" of said
administration, and demands a ere
duction of the present" duty on WOO
and wooden and worsted goods. Such
reduction would destroy the wool
growing and wooden manufacturing
Industries, would invite large imports,
break down American competition
and give the control of our market to
foreign producers, who would ultl
mately demand exorbitant prices
We earnestly protest against the de
cisions of the Secretary of the Treas
ury in customs cases in the interest
of the foreign producer and foreign
labor, as in opposition to the letter
and spirit of the tariff laws.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
While we condemn the false pre-
tence of President Cleveland's admin
istration of the civil service law, We
advocate the maintenance and proper
enforcement of said law, and demand
such additional legislation as will re
move appointments from partisan in
auence.
We condemn the action of Mr.
Cleveland in vetoing pension bills
and especially we denounce the spirit
manifested towards the manned anc
disabled soldiers of the country in the
language in which certain of hi;
vetoes are couched, and we condemn
as unjust and unmerited his veto o
the dependent pension bill, and de
clare that it was in plain violation o
of the nations pledges to its defend
ers and of the oft-repeated promises
of the Democratic party of the North
made during political campaigns tt
secure votes. We demand of Con
gress that it pass. and of the Presi
dent that he approve, liberal enact
ments pensioning the soldiers of th'
country that the helpless widows o
dead soldiers, regardless of the cause
of death, dependent parents and dis
abled soldiers shall receive the bounty
of the nation they fought to save, ant
which they richly deserve.
THE CONFEDERATE FLAGS.
We heartily indorse the admins
tration of Governor Foraker as wise
prudent, firm and economical; ant
we do especially indorse and approy'
his patriotic declaration that no rebe
flags shall be surrendered while he ii
Governor. And we further indors'
and approve his prompt action in in
stituting restraining measures to pre-
vent the unlawful order of Presiden
Cleveland from being executed.
The Republican party has eve
been the friend of oppressed nation
alities; and we extend our hearty
sympathy to Gladstone, Parnell ant
the; associates in their efforts 10 Sc
cure home rule for Ireland.
The public lands OF the Unitet
States should be sacredly held for tn
use and benefit of actual settler
alone, and the laws preventing th'
ownership Of these lands by corpora
tions and nonresident aliens shoult
be rigidly enforced.
PAUpER AND CONTRACT LABOR
The platform adheres to the policy
of welcoming honest and industrious
foreigners, but views with alarm IN
restricted emigration from foreigl
lands as dangerous to the good orde
and peace of the country 1t urge
Congress to pass such laws and es
tablish such regulations as shall pro
tect the country from the threads o
Anarchists, Communists. contrac
labor in every form, and all Others
who seek the country not become I
part of its civilization and citizenship
Further, the platform says the condi
tion of the men who labor in tn
North cannot be maintained as lonl
as the men who labor in the Soutl
are wropgfully deprived of the right
of American citizenship. They there
fore demand free ballot and fai
count in all sections of the country.
National strife is deprecated, bu
the settlement of the war must stant
respected, honored and observed il
every section of the country. Lib
eral pensions are favored, adequat
appropriations for the improvement
of national water ways and nationa
aid to education. If there is TOT
much revenue, the first step in the re
duction thereof should be the aboli
tion of the tax on American grow